Like all the "America by Rail" videos, this video follows roughly the same format with the music and narration. Travel by rail is always interesting, but there is something unique about winter rail travel. In this video, Greg Scholl gives us a journey through Kentucky and West Virginia that is slightly different from the other 3 "America by Rail" videos. The trip is shorter, milage wise, and the extra tourist lines are mimimal. However, added are scenes in the same region of Steam Excursion runs from years past. Some of these scenes take place in the summer season, so not all the video is films in the winter. It gives an interesting view of the region. I found the scenery, summer and winter, to be absolutly interesting and incredibly beautiful. Thoughout most of the video, the train follows the rivers through what are sometimes very deep and narrow gorges. It's almost unbelievable to see this in the Eastern United States. The region of Hawks Nest, West Virginia is beautiful beyond description. Quaint little towns, open rural areas, plenty of snow, and add in the Steam trains, all makes this video an excellent production. If anything I could say may have been a slight disappointment was the fact that I wished it had of continued a little farther east. You are really into the video when the conclusion comes along. Like all the "America by Rail" videos, I highly recommend this production by Greg Scholl.


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